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Once a year, teams can use a mid-level exception (MLE) to sign a player to a contract for a specified maximum amount. The amount of the MLE and its duration depend on the team's cap status. In the 2017 CBA, the MLE was initially set at $ million in the 2017–18 season for teams that are over the cap either before or after the signing, but under the luxury tax apron, set at $6 million above the tax line. Teams can use this exception to offer contracts of up to four years. Teams above the apron have an MLE initially set at $ million, allowing contracts of up to three years. Teams with cap room, which were ineligible for the MLE before the 2011 CBA, have an MLE initially set at $ million that allows two-year contracts. In subsequent seasons, all MLE amounts will be determined by applying the percentage change of the salary cap to the previous exception amount. [35]

Long before guys like Kobe and Lebron were pulling off high-flying dunks , the game of basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith , a physical education teacher at Springfield College in Massachusetts . Naismith invented the indoor game in 1891 as a way to help students at the school stay in shape during the cold winters . The first game was quite different from the modern game of basketball. Players played with a soccer ball and scored points by shooting the ball into peach baskets , which were used instead of nets. Over the years, the game has changed in many different ways. Players can now dribble the ball , there is a free throw line for foul shots and there are five players on each team, instead of nine.

The lottery was held on May 17, 2011, in Secaucus, New Jersey . The Cleveland Cavaliers , who obtained the Los Angeles Clippers ' first-round draft pick, won the lottery. The Cavaliers won the lottery with a % chance to win, combining a % chance from their own pick and % chance from the Clippers' pick. However, their winning lottery combination came from the Clippers' pick, which had significantly lower chance to win. The Minnesota Timberwolves , who had the worst record and the biggest chance to win the lottery, won the second pick. The Utah Jazz , who obtained the New Jersey Nets ' first-round draft pick, won the third pick. [27] [28]